“In June, Kuwait recorded a temperature of 53.2 degrees Celsius (127.76 degrees Fahrenheit), while Oman, the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia all recorded over 50 degrees (122 degrees). A month later, temperatures in Iraq spiked to 51.5 degrees (124.7 degrees), and Iran recorded a close 51 degrees (123.8 degrees).”

-With the Middle East warming at twice the global average the World Bank says extreme climatic conditions will become routine and the region could face four months of scorching sun every year. [Foreign Policy]